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PEOPLE Tuesday, 12 April 2022 12:08

Citi Names APAC Head of Global Wealth Management

A longtime Citi veteran has been promoted to lead the U.S. bank’s global wealth management unit in Asia Pacific.

FINANCE Tuesday, 12 April 2022 11:46

Foreign Business Chambers Plead for Policy Change in Shanghai

Shanghai's continued lockdown is irking the international business community which has been publicly vocal about risks to the city’s hub status and is pleading for a policy shift away from zero-Covid measures.

FINANCE Tuesday, 12 April 2022 10:17

Moody’s: Singapore Banks Set For Steady Sailing

Moody’s Investors Service forecast steady sailing for Singapore’s banks, with improved profitability and stronger economic growth.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 12 April 2022 10:00

StanChart Appoints Taiwan Wealth Head

A nearly 20-year Standard Chartered veteran has been named the Asia-focused British lender’s head of wealth management for Taiwan.

FINANCE Monday, 11 April 2022 17:17

Greensill Investors' Wait May Come to Nothing

The ailing Swiss lender has infuriated Greensill clients by saying that it might not make up for their Greensill losses.

PEOPLE Monday, 11 April 2022 16:26

Citi Expands Australia Markets Unit With Superannuation Hire

Citi has appointed a new managing director for the markets unit to focus on Australia's superannuation sector.

PEOPLE Monday, 11 April 2022 14:58

UBP Nets Ex-Julius Baer Structured Product Specialist

UBP has hired a seasoned Asia structured products veteran from Julius Baer to strengthen its private banking product capabilities in the region.

PEOPLE Monday, 11 April 2022 13:44

Zurich General Takaful Taps New CEO

Zurich Malaysia names a new CEO for one of its Shariah-compliant insurance businesses.

PEOPLE Monday, 11 April 2022 12:40

Julius Baer Private Banker Relocates to Lugano

Julius Baer's managing director and the team head for international private banking clients relocates from Singapore to Switzerland for a new role.

PEOPLE Monday, 11 April 2022 12:24

CBRE Hires Hotel Vet in Anticipation of Tourism Rebound

Texas-headquartered real estate investment giant CBRE has strengthened its hospitality-related capabilities with a new hire in Singapore.

PEOPLE Monday, 11 April 2022 11:46

Citi Eyes Greater Bay Market With Private Banking Hires

Citi will reportedly look to hire more private bankers this year in Hong Kong as part of its ambitions to capture new opportunities in the 11-city cluster Greater Bay Area.

FINANCE Monday, 11 April 2022 10:18

Family Offices Drive DBS Private Bank Assets Higher

DBS Private Bank reportedly saw its assets under management climb higher in 2021, driven in part by growth in demand for family office advisory services despite physical restrictions from the pandemic. 

FINANCE Monday, 11 April 2022 09:58

U.S. Claims Victory for Malaysia in 1MDB Case

The U.S. Department of Justice says Friday's conviction of Roger Ng is a triumph for the rule of law and the people of Malaysia

FINANCE Monday, 11 April 2022 09:47

UOB: Citi Acquisition to Boost Unsecured Loans

UOB said Saturday the bank is «well-positioned» to benefit from interest-rate increases in the U.S., with around 70 percent of its portfolio set to floating rates.

FINANCE Saturday, 9 April 2022 04:48

Nick Platjouw: «Benefitting From the Great Wealth Transfer»

Looking at the current client potential of millennials, it’s understandable that many wealth managers have not yet adapted to this group and their needs. Millennials currently have significantly less wealth than their parents and are a losing proposition for most...

HIGH-END Saturday, 9 April 2022 04:44

Dancing in Decentraland

Without noticing, we are all being primed for the metaverse. Once we get there, financial companies will need to be smart about getting our attention.  

PEOPLE Friday, 8 April 2022 15:51

Ethereum Mastermind Supporting Ukraine

Russian-born Vitalik Buterin has quietly transferred Ethereum donations of around $5 million to the benefit of Ukraine.

FINANCE Friday, 8 April 2022 14:20

UBS Sets Up Diversity Focused Investment Team

UBS has created a new unit dedicated to diversity and inclusion.

PEOPLE Friday, 8 April 2022 14:16

Ex-Credit Suisse Hong Kong Head Gets Into Property

The senior banker departed the Swiss bank in 2021 during the Archegos and Greensill Capital debacles. Real estate is now his new calling.

PEOPLE Friday, 8 April 2022 13:33

ING Taps Fortis Alum to Lead Asia Sustainable Finance

ING has appointed a veteran of Fortis’ transportation and strategic development teams to lead sustainable finance in Asia Pacific. Martijn Hoogerwerf has been named head of sustainable finance Asia Pacific, effective last month, the Netherlands-based banker ING...

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